GHSA-HX96-9F4R-RWCP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-08-17 12:30 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32
VLAI
Details
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit
When doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an uninitialized extent_status struct. ext4_ext_determine_insert_hole() does not detect the replay and calls ext4_es_find_extent_range(), which will return immediately without initializing the 'es' variable.
Because 'es' contains garbage, an integer overflow may happen causing an infinite loop in this function, easily reproducible using fstest generic/039.
This commit fixes this issue by unconditionally initializing the structure in function ext4_es_find_extent_range().
Thanks to Zhang Yi, for figuring out the real problem!
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-43828"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-835"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-08-17T10:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: fix infinite loop when replaying fast_commit\n\nWhen doing fast_commit replay an infinite loop may occur due to an\nuninitialized extent_status struct. ext4_ext_determine_insert_hole() does\nnot detect the replay and calls ext4_es_find_extent_range(), which will\nreturn immediately without initializing the \u0027es\u0027 variable.\n\nBecause \u0027es\u0027 contains garbage, an integer overflow may happen causing an\ninfinite loop in this function, easily reproducible using fstest generic/039.\n\nThis commit fixes this issue by unconditionally initializing the structure\nin function ext4_es_find_extent_range().\n\nThanks to Zhang Yi, for figuring out the real problem!",
"id": "GHSA-hx96-9f4r-rwcp",
"modified": "2026-05-12T12:32:04Z",
"published": "2024-08-17T12:30:32Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43828"
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"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0619f7750f2b178a1309808832ab20d85e0ad121"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/181e63cd595c688194e07332f9944b3a63193de2"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ed0496e383cb6de120e56991385dce70bbb87c1"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81f819c537d29932e4b9267f02411cbc8b355178"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/907c3fe532253a6ef4eb9c4d67efb71fab58c706"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6e67df64783e99a657ef2b8c834ba2bf54c539c"
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{
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html"
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"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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